Round 0a, 6h of Aston North
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 5.168 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: Approx 40m before the bridge
2nd Safety Car Line: Approx 15m after the bridge
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 120 kph / 74 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Practice Start Location: Drivers LEFT; Approx 35m before the bridge
Red Flag line: Approx 26m before the first start light gantry
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions
Event Timetable (Note the changed timetable for this round)
14:00 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
14:30 UTC: Qualifying - 15 minutes (if necessary)
15:00 UTC: Race - 6 hours
Event Specifics
1. Alerting the Administration:
Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer. The name must be in GREY or WHITE.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, at least ONE wheel must be to the LEFT of the blend line from the intersection with the first Safety Car line.
On pit exit, at least TWO wheels must be to the LEFT of the blend line along its entire length.
9. Qualifying Procedure
All teams with driver(s) who participated in the season, will have the average of their
points taken. These teams will be ordered in start position by their average points, in
descending order. Entries that were all part of the same team during the regular season will
be given a 10 point bonus for each round their team attended, added to the total prior to
the average.
All teams who comprise entirely of cars that did not partake in the season will get a 15-
minute qualifying session, and take up spots behind all cars made up of drivers who did
participate in the season.
10. Practice Starts
Drivers are permitted to take practice starts at the location notified above, any time the pit exit is open. Drivers taking practice starts should pull up to the chalk line that marks the formal spot, and wait for a clear path to take their practice start. Cars in the fast lane have right of way over cars preparing for a practice start.
11. Race Start:
Each race will have one formation lap, followed by a standing start.
When the default LFS lights turn green, pull away from your grid slot and do one lap, return to the grid area. Stop at the furthest available grid slot. Once all cars are in position, the Starter will initiate the start sequence. An insim head-up display will appear, with three lights. After 5 seconds, all three lights will illuminate red. After a pause of between 2 and 5 seconds, the lights will turn green and the race will be started.
12. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 13. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
13. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed to pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
14. Miscellany:
Reminder that supplementary regulations apply to this event as published here: Round 0a - Supplemental Regulations
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!
Track Specifications
Circuit Length: 5.168 km | Track Map
Safety Car In-Race Position: End of Pitlane
1st Safety Car Line: Approx 40m before the bridge
2nd Safety Car Line: Approx 15m after the bridge
Safety Car Maximum Speed: 120 kph / 74 mph
Virtual Safety Car Maximum Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Pit Lane Speed: 80 kph / 49 mph
Practice Start Location: Drivers LEFT; Approx 35m before the bridge
Red Flag line: Approx 26m before the first start light gantry
Wind Conditions: Low Wind - All Sessions
Event Timetable (Note the changed timetable for this round)
14:00 UTC: Free Practice - 20 minutes
14:30 UTC: Qualifying - 15 minutes (if necessary)
15:00 UTC: Race - 6 hours
Event Specifics
1. Alerting the Administration:
Use @sc to alert administration to look at your car or the section of track you were in when you use the @sc command. The command will tell the administration what location you're at.
2. Communications:
All drivers are required to be in the NDR TeamSpeak server: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com - Race Control messages will be broadcast to anyone in a channel in the Pit Wall in TS. If you would like a subchannel for your team or friendly drivers, please let us know and we will create one.
Make sure you have your race number and/or your LFS username as your nickname on TeamSpeak
3. Broadcast
This race will be broadcasted by Sim Broadcasts: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
They will be in the NDR TeamSpeak. You are invited to be interviewed on stream during the breaks between sessions. Please follow their terms listed at https://simbroadcasts.tv/voice - we will apply those to our Commentary Box area.
4. Driver Naming:
Be sure to be in your proper name format Number (grey or white), space, then First initial last name [eg. 00 J. Palmer. The name must be in GREY or WHITE.
5. Tracker:
Timing will be available and running on http://tracker.newdimensionracing.com.
6. Wind Conditions:
Low wind for all sessions.
7. Virtual Safety Car Test
There will be a test Virtual Safety Car deployment in the free practice session, starting about 5 minutes remaining in the session. All drivers are encouraged to participate in this test.
8. Pit Entry and Pit Exit
On pit entry, at least ONE wheel must be to the LEFT of the blend line from the intersection with the first Safety Car line.
On pit exit, at least TWO wheels must be to the LEFT of the blend line along its entire length.
9. Qualifying Procedure
All teams with driver(s) who participated in the season, will have the average of their
points taken. These teams will be ordered in start position by their average points, in
descending order. Entries that were all part of the same team during the regular season will
be given a 10 point bonus for each round their team attended, added to the total prior to
the average.
All teams who comprise entirely of cars that did not partake in the season will get a 15-
minute qualifying session, and take up spots behind all cars made up of drivers who did
participate in the season.
10. Practice Starts
Drivers are permitted to take practice starts at the location notified above, any time the pit exit is open. Drivers taking practice starts should pull up to the chalk line that marks the formal spot, and wait for a clear path to take their practice start. Cars in the fast lane have right of way over cars preparing for a practice start.
11. Race Start:
Each race will have one formation lap, followed by a standing start.
When the default LFS lights turn green, pull away from your grid slot and do one lap, return to the grid area. Stop at the furthest available grid slot. Once all cars are in position, the Starter will initiate the start sequence. An insim head-up display will appear, with three lights. After 5 seconds, all three lights will illuminate red. After a pause of between 2 and 5 seconds, the lights will turn green and the race will be started.
12. Safety Car:
On Restarts, the Safety Car will pull away from the field after Turn 13. It must not be overtaken before it crosses the 1st Safety Car line.
13. End of Race
After finishing the race, please slow WELL BELOW racing speeds after Turn 1 and proceed to pit lane. The top 3 shall report back to Start / Finish Line for podium pose.
Top three and anyone else wishing to be interviewed on the broadcast should join the Commentary Box Waiting Room, and one of the commentators will move you to the Commentary Box.
14. Miscellany:
Reminder that supplementary regulations apply to this event as published here: Round 0a - Supplemental Regulations
Do NOT under any circumstances Shift+P or Shift+S during the race without authorization from Race Control.
Please post any procedural questions in this thread.
Good luck!